Season 3 kicks into high gear with the show's biggest multi-parter of all! A threat from outer space has arrived on Earth's doorstep, and the X-Men are the only ones who can stop it whether they're ready or not. Jean Grey undergoes a shocking transformation, Professor X finds a new epic romance, and Cyclops discovers a face from his past. New allie…

Season 3 is here and we've got adamantium claws to spare! Wolverine discovers a former flame is back in town leading a gang of cyborg mercenaries and rocking a lethal manicure. But that's soon the least of his worries because somebody switched off the "Do Not Disturb" sign over the fiery, soul-slurping madball from outer space. Let's slice open thi…

The lavish revival of our beloved X-Men animated series has arrived, so we had to talk about it.

Dinos and mutates and frogs, oh my! All forces converge at the Savage Land for the rip-roaring conclusion! Time to close out with "Reunion: Part Two" and look back at the highs and lows of X-MEN's sophomore season.By Doug & Kevin Rusley

Mojo from Mojoworld has arrived to Mojo all over the X-Men. But our heroes soon have more important things to worry about when they finally hear from Morph and Professor X, as Mr. Sinister makes his move. Let's Mojo on into 'Mojovision' and 'Reunion: Part One!'By Doug Rusley

And we are BACK! Season 2 soldiers on with one more pair of character-focused episodes. Rogue is having a bad day when voices in her head force her to finally recall her origin story, where there are no winners. Meanwhile Beast meets himself a love interest. When the FOH's arrive to break them up, Wolverine is on the case to break them back. Let's …

Bishop's back from the future to stop a dastardly plague from wiping out all mutants, but Cable's dropping in from the extra future to stop Bishop from doing too good a job. It's the rip-roaring time-travel showdown you've been waiting for as we dive into 'Time Fugitives'!By Doug & Kevin Rusley

Season 2 continues with another pair of character-focused episodes ranging from the snowy hills of Canada to the swampy marshes of New Orleans. The two X-Men with the shadiest backstories each head back to their old stomping grounds to meet up with their original super-powered crews. Except it turns out those old crews are all selfish jerks, and ou…

Back again from a lengthy hiatus, where we rejoin our merry band of mutants in their travels from the slopes of Kilimanjaro to the tank-infested snows of Siberia as old enemies return from banishment to wreak fresh havoc on the X-Men's home lives. I told you this season had themes! Let's dig into "Whatever It Takes" and "Red Dawn!"…

We return at last as the second season commences! Things seem to be going well for the X-Men, as Scott and Jean get married (despite Logan's murderous jealousy from the sidelines), and a new pro-mutant president is sworn in. But a familiar face(s) has returned to mess with the team, a new hate group is tearing up the streets, and a new big bad guy …

It's going down for the world to see in the first season finale as enemies become allies to stop the extra-giant robot with the weird brain surgery kink. Let's dig into "The Final Decision", plus a look back at the highs and lows of X-MEN's first season!By Doug & Kevin Rusley

Olivia (@olivyum) joins us again via Zoom to discuss another dark-fantasy cult classic, this one an animated film from the Rankin-Bass studio based on the book by Peter S. Beagle. Get ready for an adventure with themes of magic, mortality, and Red Bulls with THE LAST UNICORN! Note: This episode was recorded back in September, which is why we're tal…

Spooky season is upon us! We team with our old friend and neighbor Rachael Klinger for a deep dive into 1993's subversive stop-motion holiday masterpiece sprung from the mind of Tim Burton and given form and voice by Henry Sellick and Danny Elfman. Is it the perfect metaphor for both artistic rejuvenation AND cultural appropriation run amuck? Let's…

Bishop, the world's worst time-traveler, needs to prevent an assassination that will start the dominoes leading to the Sentinels taking over the world and enslaving mutantkind. If only he could remember which X-Man he's supposed to shoot. Let's dig into "Days of Future Past, Part 1 & 2"!By Douglas & Kevin Rusley

A scientist on Muir Island has developed a cure for the X-gene, and mutants are lining up around the block to enlist the doctor's services (such as Rogue), or to take him out permanently (such as Cable and the Freedom Force). But the so-called Cure is not what it seems, and is concealing something truly Apocalyptic. Let's dig into "The Cure" and Co…

Take a big ol' scoop of Jim Henson's puppet-filled mind, pour in some signature David Bowie glam, top it off with some teenage Jennifer Connelly, and bake to perfection! Olivia (@olivyum) joins us via Zoom to discuss the 80s Muppet-goblin-fueled dark-fantasy cult classic LABYRINTH!By Douglas & Kevin Rusley

We're back to tackle a pair of episodes packed with guest-stars. The X-Men discover the hard way that Genosha isn't the safe haven it was advertised as, but is really a slave compound where their fellow mutants are forced to build Sentinels. They escape that disaster only to find another, as the Juggernaut arrives to wreck the mansion and tear up t…

Justin Kemmling (@justinkemmling) joins us again via Zoom to bust open the seminal sci-fi-horror-comedy classic from 1984, where a trio of ne'er-do-well scientists (and one late-arriving civilian) start their own paranormal business, just in time to save New York City and the world! Hell, you probably know the story already. It's GHOSTBUSTERS!…

The first season takes a left turn as the X-Men go underground to fight some horny mutant hobos, then Wolverine heads north to hang with some natives while Sabretooth throws giant snowballs at him cuz he's a dick. Let's dig into "Captive Hearts" and "Cold Vengeance"!

The first season marches on as a mutant from Professor X's past returns, and his powers and philosophy may be more than the X-Men can handle. Meanwhile Beast's trial is cut short when another feral mutant tears up the place, and he reminds everyone of Wolverine. Everyone that is, except Wolverine. Let's crack open "Enter Magneto" and "Deadly Reunio…

Welcome to the inaugural episode of our new series 'Evil Clones Watch X-Men' where we take a snark-filled deep-dive into the 1992 X-Men Animated Series. This week it's all about the show's celebrated two-part pilot, "Night of the Sentinels." In a world where super-powered people are turning up everywhere, the government decides the best way to figh…

Justin Kemmling (@justinkemmling) joins us via Zoom to escort us into the world of Hollywood circa 1948 by way of 1988, where Bob Hoskins must join forces with a cartoon rabbit and an impossibly buxom bombshell to solve a murder and save Toon Town from the evil Judge Doom! And every cartoon character who ever existed puts in an appearance! It's WHO…

We pick up where we left off with 'Cleopatra' starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, while also taking a look at the 2003 documentary telling the long, expensive, and exhausting behind-the-scenes story of the film's production, "Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood." Welcome back to the History Box Binge, where Kevin & Doug take a tour…

This episode we look at two contrasting angles of the legendary Caesar and Cleopatra. The docu-drama series 'Roman Empire' returns with another season, this time showing the highlights Julius Caesar. But the main event takes us back to 1963 where the Hollywood was taken over by Joseph L. Mankiewicz' super-size version of Cleopatra starring Elizabet…

Welcome to the first episode of our new series, Devlin Wilder (@fauxrealpod) joins us for a look back at the heady days of 1990 where Alec Baldwin and Sean Connery must team up to end the Cold War or die trying. Here on Right in the Childhood, we take a look at the classic films from our childhood that shaped us, influenced us, terrified us and ins…

Netflix made a new history-doc series when you weren't looking, covering the lives of Ancient Rome's big guns. You may know Emperor Commodus from Ridley Scott's mostly made-up Oscar darling 'Gladiator' thanks to Joaquin Phoenix's scenery-chewing portrayal. Here he gets the spotlight as a gang of actors and history professors utilize a shoe-string b…

Back again to breakdown the second half of Amazon's star-studded sci-fi anthology series based on the short stories of Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner, The Man in the High Castle). We've got body-snatching aliens, paranoia-fuelled surveillance states, environment-crippling mega-factories, and--wait, I thought we were talking about the future here...…

Taking a break from historical dramas, we're diving into another Amazon original, the sci-fi anthology (no, not that one) based on the short stories of Philip K. Dick (Minority Report, The Man in the High Castle). Is it the next "Black Mirror"? Even with modern updates, do these 50-60-year-old stories still hold up? Well, it's got hella star-power,…

The History Box Binge returns! We take a look at the weird, wild, psychedelic world of Amazon Prime's new series 'Britannia' which tells the tale of the Roman invasion of the British Isles, but probably not the way anybody pictured, particularly with the freaky wizards and the drugs. Lots and lots of drugs. Welcome back to the History Box Binge, wh…

We conclude our deep dive into HBO's Rome, where Vorenus and Pullo get a front-row seat for the biggest VIPs of the Republic vying for power. All Of The Things go down as the age of the Empire begins. Welcome back to the History Box Binge, where Kevin & Doug take a tour through the centuries with the help of the best historical dramas on TV.…

We return to the ancient Rome of HBO's first lavish big-budget costume drama. In the wake of Julius Caesar's murder, the rival factions of Rome's elite scramble for power as new players and actors join the fray, leading to the downfall of a Republic and the rise of an Empire. There will be victories, defeats, love, loss and of course plenty of bloo…

The city of Rome is the perfect stage for HBO's first lavish big-budget costume drama. A pair of soldiers from Julius Caesar's 13th Legion become best friends just in time for a front row seat for the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire. There will be victories, defeats, love, loss and of course plenty of blood and sex. Welcome to HBO's…

Spartacus and his merry band of unstoppable badasses continue racking up victories all across Italy. Now they must square off against the full might of the Roman Republic led by Marcus Crassus to gain their freedom (or die in the attempt) in the epic, bloody conclusion to the Spartacus legend, and the final season of the STARZ original series. Welc…

A Thracian warrior is sold into slavery, becomes a champion gladiator, and leads an uprising that will shake the Roman Republic. Spartacus and company are back for more slo-mo, boobs, and geysers of blood as we cut deep into the STARZ original series Spartacus: Vengeance, along with a stab at the 6-part prequel mini-series Spartacus: Gods of the Ar…

A Thracian warrior is sold into slavery, becomes a champion gladiator, and leads an uprising that will shake the Roman Republic. Get ready for lots of blood, sex, and slo-mo on the STARZ original series, Spartacus: Blood & Sand! Welcome to a new series here in the Evil Clones Podcast! On the History Box Binge, Kevin & Doug take a tour through the c…

On the heels of AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, we examine how Marvel's absurdly ambitious multi-media franchise came together, and offer up our predictions for what happens next!By Evil Clone Productions

War! Klingons! Spores! Mirror-verse! Betrayals! Mudd! We're back on the 'cast to take a deep dive into the first season of Star Trek's triumphant(?) return to television after a 12-year absence.By Evil Clone Productions

June 22, 2017 We've got a double-sized discussion this week (to make up the last half-sized podcast), and it's another round of discussion about the latest season's offerings from The CW's everything-but-the-kitchen-sink DC TV universe! And for your convenience: Supergirl: 02:14 Flash: 20:15 INVASION! 42:05 Arrow: 47:20 Legends of Tomorrow: 1:06:09…

May 30, 2017 Demons! Killer robots! Alternate realities! The Clones breakdown all the things that went so, soooo right as Marvel's pioneering ensemble of superspies delivered their finest season yet! Be sure to subscribe, and check out more at www.evilclonesproductions.comBy Evil Clone Productions

May 8, 2017 That's right, we're back for more! This week we're digging into season 2 of Syfy's epic space opera, based on the novels by James S.A. Corey (really two guys, look it up). We've got space marines, space monsters, space botanists, space gumshoes, space truckers, even space politicians! Be sure to subscribe, and check out more at www.evil…

April 24, 2017 We're here to talk martial arts and mutant mind games as we give our thoughts two very different Marvel properties.By Evil Clone Productions

October 4, 2016 We're taking a look ahead to the newest premieres and returning TV shows that we've got on our watchlist this round, and take bets on what gets canned first.By Evil Clone Productions

July 5, 2016 With DC wrapping up their first year wrangling 4 superhero shows on the air, it's time to dive right into what worked, what didn't, and what we can look forward to next!By Evil Clone Productions

February 20, 2016 With news of a couple of off-beat X-Men TV shows getting shopped around the networks, we Clones take it as an opportunity to ramble about the past and future prospects of Marvel's merry band of mutants on the small screen. Enjoy!By Evil Clone Productions

December 17, 2015 With National Novel Writing Month 2015 wrapped up, we take a look at the state of Young Adult fiction, discussing some of the most popular titles and how Hollywood has been treating them.By Evil Clone Productions

November 16, 2015 With production on Warner Bros. long-awaited Wonder Woman feature film finally underway, we embark on a lively discussion about what we can expect to see, and what we hope to see from the franchise in the not-too-distant future!By Evil Clone Productions

October 25, 2015 Back for more at long last! This time we give our thoughts on the promising (though largely kinda dumb) premiere episode for CBS's new Supergirl TV series starring Melissa Benoist and Chyler Leigh!By Evil Clone Productions

July 25, 2015 Join us for our very first foray into this whole podcasting racket. This week pull up a chair for our inane unscripted ramblings on the role of special effects in the growing arena of superhero television! Have fun trying to figure out which one of us is talking, and please chime in with feedback, we're always looking for ways to leve…